Enhancing the recovery of tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus) oil by mechanical pressing: moisture content, particle size, high pressure and enzymatic pre-treatment effects
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11/08/2015
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Tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus) tuber contains oil that is high in monounsaturated fatty acids, and this oil makes up about 23% of the tuber. The study aimed at evaluating the impact of several factors and enzymatic pre-treatment on the recovery of pressed tiger nut oil. Smaller particles were more favourable for pressing. High pressure pre-treatment did not increase oil recovery but enzymatic treatment did. The highest yield obtained by enzymatic treatment prior to mechanical extraction was 33 % on a dry defatted basis, which represents a recovery of 90 % of the oil. Tiger nut oil consists mainly of oleic acid; its acid and peroxide values reflect the high stability of the oil. |
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text |
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Ezeh, O. <http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/21029085.html>, Gordon, M. <http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90000181.html> and Niranjan, K. <http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90000383.html> (2015) Enhancing the recovery of tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus) oil by mechanical pressing: moisture content, particle size, high pressure and enzymatic pre-treatment effects. Food Chemistry, 194. pp. 354-361. ISSN 0308-8146 doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.07.151 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.07.151> |
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en |
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Elsevier |
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http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/41016/ creatorInternal Ezeh, Onyinye creatorInternal Gordon, Mike creatorInternal Niranjan, Keshavan 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.07.151 |
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Article PeerReviewed |
